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Crazy Crafters & Pootlers Spring/Summer & Sale-A-Bration Catalogue Blog Hop

~ Anna Krol ~ 44 Comments

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Hello everyone! Welcome to the Crazy Crafters / Pootlers Blog Hop. We are super excited to share with you lots of new products from the soon to be launched seasonal catalogue. We hope you’ll find great inspiration from our projects. If you have arrived here from Stephanie Fischer, a big welcome to you. Be sure to click on the buttons further down to continue your journey on this blog hop.

This blog hop is very exciting not only for the sneak peeks. This is our first collaboration with amazing Kylie Bertucci and her lovely team of Crazy Crafters all the way from Australia! We are thrilled that they invited us to play along. Thank you, Kylie and her team.x

In my project today I decided to incorporate two of my favourite techniques: watercolour and inlaid die-cutting. I have used a brand new set called Rose Wonder with coordinating Rose Garden Thinlit Dies – perfect for techniques!

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We’ve been given a theme ONE, to use only one stamp set, one ink pad, one DSP, one cardstock etc. Luckily we could also use heat embossing and embellishments. I had to come up with some smart idea how to create my watercolour card with just one ink pad.

For a watercolour panel, I’ve used Lost Lagoon ink pad. It’s such a beautiful shade of blue. But how to create a rose if you only have one ink colour? Perfectly Artistic DSP came as a rescue! All inner pieces of my flower and leaves were die-cut from this DSP and “inlaid” into the rose frame. I love this beautiful paper. It has a marbled effect design on one side, while the reverse side has a watercolour wash. And what’s even better, this paper will be available as a FREEBIE during Sale-a-bration!

Stampin' Up! Rose Wonder Bundle

The frame of the flower, as well as sentiment, are heat embossed in silver. A glittery strip of paper is heat embossed too, using Heat and Stick powder and silver glitter.

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For my sentiment, I created simple, little banner with a piece of silver doily underneath to add some dimension. Don’t you just love this beautiful font? I’m in love with sentiments in this set.

I truly hope you enjoyed coming to my blog and see my card.

Now, be sure to hop along and see more inspiring projects. Below is the list of all the participants but you can also use the buttons to keep hopping. Your next stop is lovely Emilie Robinson – go and see what she has made using the new items.

Thank you for stopping by and have a blessed day!

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Full Blog Line Up:

Sam Hammond Donald
Angela Lorenz
Angelina Clark
Nicole Spicer
Lea Denton
Bruno Bertucci
Angela Westland
Wendy Boag
Jessie Holton
Camille Moriarty
Stephanie Fischer

He Is Risen Card Using Hardwood Stamp By Stampin’ Up! And Acrylic Block Stamping Technique

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Today I’ve got for you a card that is very special for me.

I’m a Christian, but I do not belong to any denomination. Long story short: I try my best to follow Jesus, my saviour, and his teachings, not human traditions, in everything I do. So at the time when nearly all christian world celebrate Easter, I and my family, simply commemorate anniversary of Jesus’s death according to the Bible’s lunar calendar. But lets back to the card.

I love all things nature and had this idea for some time now. So went to my garden for a little “foraging” and brought myself few twigs. No, no plant gets hurt 😉 For the base for my card I choose Crumb Cake card stock. Sponged the edges to add a little depth.

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My background is created using acrylic block stamping technique. This technique is really easy. Take an acrylic block and ink pads of your choice. I used Pear Pizzazz and Pool Party. Then just press or tap (gently) your acrylic block into the pad. When you’ve got the ink transferred on your block (as much or as less as desired) swipe the block across your card stock. Repeat these steps until you’re happy with a result. You can use just one colour, or as many as you wish. There’s no right or wrong if it comes to this technique.

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I was really pleased how my background turned out. I inked Hardwood stamp in Crumb Cake, added some Soft Suede on edges and stamped it onto my background. Before adhered it to the base I distressed all edges with scissors.

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To form the cross I tied my twigs with piece of white baker’s twine. I coloured twine with Soft Suede marker after, because I wasn’t sure how much of a twine I will need in first place. Added my cross to the card using sticky strip. Hot glue would be better idea but my hands are not “safe” to hold glue gun 😉

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Long time I couldn’t decide what sentiment to use. I even thought about printing something from the internet. But then I had a lightbulb moment: Alphabet Rotary Stamp! It’s font is simple and rough – perfect for my card! I created my phrase “he is risen” in no time. Stamped on piece of card stock with Crumb Cake again and cut it into a banner. First I thought to rise a sentiment with dimensionals, but I really wanted the cross to stand out.

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I’m really pleased with my card. With acrylic block stamping technique I made it in no time. Hope you like this technique and that I inspired you to give it a try. If so please give me a “like” or live a comment below. Thank you for stopping by and happy crafting!

CAS Thank You Card Using Work Of Art By Stampin’ Up!

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I just love my today’s project. It’s clean and simple…and beautiful! There was a time (not that long ago) when I was wondering what the heck CAS card means…haha…and it means exactly that: clean and simple. Some people also use term KISS (keep it simple stamper!). No wonder I haven’t got an idea: I’ve got a tendency to “overthink” and “overload” my cards. But I quite like the idea of clean and simple layout. It’s just don’t come naturally for me.

So today I gave myself a challenge to create a CAS card. I decided to keep the card white with little splash of colour.

The base of the card is standard A6 and top panel is 1/4″ smaller. For my layout I used Work Of Art stamp set. I love this set for it’s simplycity: shapes, swatches, swooshes (or however you call them) that looks like painted with a brush – fab!

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I overlapped two “swooshes”: one in Pool Party and other in Pistachio Pudding. I like how these colours complement each other. Now I needed some simple embellishment for my card. Buttons seemed too heavy. I needed something light, something like… a feather!

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I took Four Feathers stamp set and choose smaller one with speckles. I took a piece of vellum, stamped the image in white craft ink and heat embossed it in clear. Then die-cut it with matching framelits and add it to the card with mini glue dots. Both, stamp set and dies, you can buy separately or save 15% and buy them in a bundle.

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Sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and is stamped in Basic Grey. And that’s it. Card is done!

Do you like my project? Let me know in the comments below! Thank you so much for stopping by,

Happy Mother’s Day! ‘Mum’s Love’ Says It All

~ Anna Krol ~ 2 Comments

I wanted to wish Happy Mother’s Day to my all UK and Irish followers! Today I’ve been treated with coffee and breakfast to bed ^_^ Feel so pampered 🙂 hmmm…makes me think that Mother’s Day should be every day! 😀 And today I’ve got one more project using Mum’s Love stamp set.

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To make this card I’ve used same card stock as yesterday: Strawberry Slush and Whisper White. And you probably wondering what about the brown?

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Well, I simply coloured WW with Chocolate Chip ink pad 🙂 Just cut strip of paper, press it into your ink pad and then let it dry. I used this colour to stamp sentiments and flowers too. These little flowers on the front are punched using flower punch from Itty Bitty Accents punch pack. Each one has a tiny rhinestone in the center.

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For the front panel I cut a piece of  Window Sheet and embossed it with Filigree Frame embossing folder (it was available in autumn/winter catty).

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I loooove dry emboss window sheets 🙂 It’s looks gorgeous and adds extra dimension to the card.

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I love this stamp set and really think it’s a “must have”. I owe the one in photopolymer but you can choose clear or wood mount too.

Thank you for stopping by and have an amazing day everyone!

Mother’s Day Card using “Mum’s Love” Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up!

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Mother’s Day – a day to show love to all wonderful mums in the whole world. In different parts of the world it’s celebrated in different days: in US it’s second Sunday of May, in Poland it’s 26th of May but here in UK and Ireland it’s celebrated on fourth Sunday of March. But regardless time and place it’s a day to show how much we value and appreciate their hard work. We give them cards, Mother’s Day gifts or simply buy flowers. A little acts of kindness is all that matters after all.

So today I want to share with you this beautiful fun fold card for Mother’s Day. It’s quick and easy to make and you really don’t need many supplies to make one.

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To make this card you need  half of A4 piece of card stock (cut in half on long side) folded in half. I’ve used Strawberry Slush. Then you cut front panel of the card in half. This is our base.

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You will also need three pieces of whisper white card stock. For inside of the card you need a piece that measures 5 5/8 x 4″. And two smaller pieces for the front panels: both measure 4 x 2 3/4″. One of them I run through the Big Shot with Happy Heart Embossing Folder and slightly sponged embossed part with Pistachio Pudding ink.

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On second panel I stamped a this fun flower. It’s double step stamp, so for the first step I used Basic Black ink, and for second step Strawberry Slush and Pistachio Pudding. Both, flower and sentiment comes from Mum’s Love stamp set. Don’t you just love this sentiment and artful font? 🙂

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This stamp set has a coordinating sentiment for the inside of the card and it’s amazing: “…and no mum deserves more love than you…” – Isn’t it beautiful? Now it’s time to asseble the card.

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This little flower looks so cute 🙂

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…hmmm..I think there’s something missing…so I stamped inside few mini flowers from same stamp set.

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I just love how this card turned out! So simply to make yet so effective and cheery 🙂 I hope you like this project.

Thank you for stopping by.